Bidirectional barbed suture



The present design application is related to commonly assigned U.S.patent application Ser. No. 17/344,363, filed on Jun. 10, 2021, entitled“Systems, Devices and Methods for Repairing Tendons and Ligaments”, thedisclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a bidirectional barbed suture, showingour new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown in FIG.1 ;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown inFIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the bidirectional barbed suture shown inFIG. 1 .

The bidirectional barbed suture is shown with a symbolic break in itslength at each end. The appearance of any portion of the article beyondthe breaks form no part of the claim.

CLAIM The ornamental design for a bidirectional barbed suture, as shownand described.